Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice

Zusatztext This text is an excellent introduction to how language is connected to local and global power structures. Informationen zum Autor Ingrid Piller is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Her research expertise is in Intercultural Communication, the Sociolinguistics of Language Learning and Multilingualism, and Bilingual Education. She serves as editor-in-chief of the international sociolinguistics journal Multilingua and curates the sociolinguistics portal Language on the Move. Klappentext This book explores how linguistic diversity mediates social justice in liberal democracies undergoing rapid change due to migration and globalization. Focusing on the linguistic dimensions of economic inequality, cultural domination and imparity of participation, Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice is a call to write language into the social justice agenda. Zusammenfassung This book explores how linguistic diversity mediates social justice in liberal democracies undergoing rapid change due to migration and globalization. Focusing on the linguistic dimensions of economic inequality, cultural domination and imparity of participation, Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice is a call to write language into the social justice agenda. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Linguistic diversity; Social justice; Overview; Join the conversation; 2 Linguistic diversity and stratification; Language, multilingualism, linguistic diversity; Hierarchy in diversity; Language pyramids; The diversity of the Other; Seeing 'super-diversity'; Inventing homogeneity; Summary; 3 The subordination of linguistic diversity; The territorial principle; Language segregation; Debating the territorial principle; Linguistic diversity and personal responsibility; Grassroots language learning; Judging speakers; Linguistic diversity and moral worth; Remaking language learners; Summary; 4 Linguistic diversity at work; Language proficiency as a barrier to employment; What's in a name?; Job interviews; Multiple vulnerabilities; Survival employment and deskilling; Language learning on the job; Suppressing linguistic diversity; Alternative language regimes; Summary; 5 Linguistic diversity in education; The monolingual habitus of multilingual schools; Submersion education; Compounding disadvantage; Testing against linguistic diversity; Misdiagnosing language proficiency; Denying the benefits of multilingualism; Summary; 6 Linguistic diversity and participation; Linguistic barriers to participation; Language and the gender gap; Linguistically-motivated violence; Micro-aggressions; Linguistic alienation; Summary; 7 Linguistic diversity and global justice; Language and development; Injustices of English language education; Injustices of English as global academic language; Paying tribute to the Anglophone center; Psychological damages of global English; Summary; 8 Linguistic justice; Normative linguistic justice; Real linguistic utopias; The struggle for linguistic justice; References ...

Autorentext
Ingrid Piller is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Her research expertise is in Intercultural Communication, the Sociolinguistics of Language Learning and Multilingualism, and Bilingual Education. She serves as editor-in-chief of the international sociolinguistics journal Multilingua and curates the sociolinguistics portal Language on the Move.

Klappentext

This book explores how linguistic diversity mediates social justice in liberal democracies undergoing rapid change due to migration and globalization. Focusing on the linguistic dimensions of economic inequality, cultural domination and imparity of participation, Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice is a call to write language into the social justice agenda.

Inhalt

Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Linguistic diversity; Social justice; Overview; Join the conversation; 2 Linguistic diversity and stratification; Language, multilingualism, linguistic diversity; Hierarchy in diversity; Language pyramids; The diversity of the Other; Seeing 'super-diversity'; Inventing homogeneity; Summary; 3 The subordination of linguistic diversity; The territorial principle; Language segregation; Debating the territorial principle; Linguistic diversity and personal responsibility; Grassroots language learning; Judging speakers; Linguistic diversity and moral worth; Remaking language learners; Summary; 4 Linguistic diversity at work; Language proficiency as a barrier to employment; What's in a name?; Job interviews; Multiple vulnerabilities; Survival employment and deskilling; Language learning on the job; Suppressing linguistic diversity; Alternative language regimes; Summary; 5 Linguistic diversity in education; The monolingual habitus of multilingual schools; Submersion education; Compounding disadvantage; Testing against linguistic diversity; Misdiagnosing language proficiency; Denying the benefits of multilingualism; Summary; 6 Linguistic diversity and participation; Linguistic barriers to participation; Language and the gender gap; Linguistically-motivated violence; Micro-aggressions; Linguistic alienation; Summary; 7 Linguistic diversity and global justice; Language and development; Injustices of English language education; Injustices of English as global academic language; Paying tribute to the Anglophone center; Psychological damages of global English; Summary; 8 Linguistic justice; Normative linguistic justice; Real linguistic utopias; The struggle for linguistic justice; References